VISION "A prosperous, peaceful, productive and socially inclusive society where all human beings can realize their potential" MISSION "Improve quality of life in the backward areas of Pakistan, by improving the socio-economic conditions of people through equitable and sustainable utilization of resources and empowering the vulnerable and weaker groups"

Welcome to Foundation for Rural Development (FRD) a nonprofit, non-political, non-governmental organization. FRD is working for the development and uplift of the marginalized rural communities through long term development initiatives as well as humanitarian assistance. FRD is registered under Voluntary Social Welfare Societies Act 1961, and is currently working in FATA, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Punjab in Pakistan.

Success Stories

“10 years after the earthquake, Students at last can study under the roof of permanent class rooms”

In 2005 earthquake, Gandhian high school was severely damaged as the building was quite old. The education department demolished the school as it was unfit for students to study in the building. Therefore students were using tents as class rooms. The situation resulted in decrease in the enrollment over the years. FRD with the support of UNHCR reconstructed school. The interventions encouraged teachers and students and developed their interest in the education and improved the overall enrollment.

A Gateway to Sustainable Livelihood

Sitara is one of the 40 trained women who also learned machine repair during skill training provided by FRD. Now she is not only preparing sweaters and other woolen stuff but also adopted machine repair as profession. Sitara additional skill not only improved her monthly income but also made easy for other women as doorstep facilitation.

Improved infrastructure - Improved enrollment

FRD improved infrastructure of Government Girls Primary School Attock through construction of boundary wall, provision of toilets and supply of clean drinking water that helped in providing favorable environment for learning and motivated the community to send their children to school thus resulted in increase in the enrollment.

Repairing the Shattered Dream

Story of widow who dreamed for her children’s bright and secure future, but one day she found broken pieces of her dream, her shelter and her husband, targeted in bomb blast. FRD couldn’t get her husband back but repaired her dream by securing their children with four walls and a roof.